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dick.hamlet Lyr Req: Rose Bay Ferry (Bernard Bolan) (16) RE: Lyr Req: Rose Bay Ferry (Bernard Bolan) 30 Sep 11


Here's one; Rose Bay will follow...

NOT MANY FISH
Bernard Bolan

From Mortlake(?) to Mossman for 35 years
In a 26-footer I've sailed
It paid for me grub and a couple of beers
But not now since the fishing has failed

There used to be blackfish, there used to be bream(?)
There used to be jusis(?) to tame
But now there's old beer cans and polythene bags
And things too repulsive to name

(Chorus:) But the sun is still shining, the sky is still blue
You can still taste the salt in the spray
Me lines are all baited, me net's over too
But there's not many fish in the harbor today

So for a sail your Sally and Sue
And take Rufus and Wadja as well
Remember to chuck your muck over the side
And complain of the hideous smell

Once a fisherman was known for not getting upset
When he sailed through the wind and the rain
But a man can but think when he's sailing through this
What a pity you can't pull the chain

(Chorus)


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